Taking a look around, the Heroes of Light would be able to see the earth was shaking as far as the eye could see while the sky was darkening. And characters who had directly teleported to Aqures Ixen would be able to feel the earthquake, albeit its intensity was lesser. Whatever Kalki had started, that was probably affecting the entire world and not just this place.

Another pillar of crystal emerged, but this one looked seemingly short and was far away from them, in the middle of the sea that was coasting the imperial city. Should they be looking at the sea attentively however, the Heroes of Light would be able could see however is that this pillar didn't come alone as the shock from its eruption caused a gigantic wave to form, high and powerful enough to swallow the Airship without any efforts if it was to remain still.

Any Heroes of Light who haven't boarded the Enterprise or teleported yet are lost, not unlike those who fell into the Abyss.
They'll be back as soon as this thread is over and the next Endgame event started.

"Holy... Time isn't a luxury we have." Cid turned to Ales. "Now! Get us out of here!"